title: [Determination of body feat in treatment of anorexia nervosa].
abstract: Bioimpedance analysis was used for weekly assessments of body fat content in 20 adolescents with anorexia nervosa (mean BMI 15.6 kg/m2; mean age, 14 years 5 months) until the desired weight had been achieved, but for a minimum of 12 weeks. As expected, body fat content increased with BMI. Total body fat increased faster than fat-free body mass, the relative increase being 66%, vs 11% for fat-free body mass. However, an expected association between an increase in the percentage of body fat and resumption of menstruation did not occur. As a noninvasive, repeatable procedure including the assessment intraabdominal fatty tissue, determination of total body fat by bioimpedance analysis is suitable for use in longitudinal studies of anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Kindes- und Jugendalters am Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000503:physiopathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies
vernacular_title: Die Bestimmung des Körperfettanteils in der Behandlung der Anorexia nervosa.